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In Administrative, CE_Tanja writes:

Dear BrickLink members,

The LEGO Group released the following statement regarding the war in Ukraine.

Our thoughts are with all the children and families suffering as a result of
the war in Ukraine.
Our priority is the safety of all our colleagues. We are in contact with our
Ukrainian team and are providing ongoing support to ensure their safety. We are
also working to support other colleagues around the world impacted by the escalating
crisis including our team in Russia.

We have paused shipments of products to Russia given the extensive disruption
to the operating environment.

We care deeply about the lasting impact on children and together with the LEGO
Foundation and Ole Kirk’s Fond, we will donate DKK 110 million (approx. USD 16.5
million) to emergency relief efforts, with a focus on providing support for children
and families. The donation will be made to existing partners, including the United
Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Save the Children, and the Danish Red Cross.

This is a volatile and constantly evolving situation which we are monitoring
closely.
What does this mean for BrickLink?

The global payment platforms we use on BrickLink are currently not available
in Russia and deliveries to and from the country are severely disrupted. Given
this, buying and selling activities in Russia will be temporarily deactivated.
Members impacted by this will be informed individually.

We are grateful for everyone in our community and never imagined we would face
a situation such as this or witness the heartbreak and devastation we’re seeing
in Ukraine.

Please continue to adhere to our community guidelines and show each other respect
and support.

Thank you for your understanding.
The BrickLink team

Author:

Nubs_Select

Posted:

Mar 8, 2023 15:02

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Re: We are live with BDP Voting

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In Administrative, CE_Tanja writes:

In Administrative, SylvainLS writes:

In Administrative, Classicsmiley writes:

[…]
Thank you!
When I started voting on the models yesterday, there were voting buttons right
on each item on the list page, and I could see which ones I'd voted for.
Today, those buttons seem to be gone.
Could we please at least get an icon on each model in the list to show how we
voted? Also, being able to sort the list by "most-liked" or "least-liked"
would be useful in helping to navigate the list.

Thanks again.

-Joel

“Filtering out models that are already voted on is a good idea. Likely to be
added for Series 2. We had to remove the gallery view voting feature due to traffic
issues but will be added again shortly.” — Alex (BDP) https://forum.bricklink.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=8759#p27560

Thank you Sylvain. I definitely agree to the suggestion about the filtering,
keep the suggestions coming.

suggestion. host a pizza party to boost morale in the fight against the mustard
gang

Author:

CE_Tanja

Posted:

Mar 8, 2023 15:01

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Re: We are live with BDP Voting

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In Administrative, SylvainLS writes:

In Administrative, Classicsmiley writes:

Thank you Sylvain. I definitely agree to the suggestion about the filtering,
keep the suggestions coming.

Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

Mar 8, 2023 14:51

Subject:

Re: We are live with BDP Voting

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In Administrative, Classicsmiley writes:

Author:

Classicsmiley

Posted:

Mar 8, 2023 14:41

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Re: We are live with BDP Voting

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In Administrative, CE_Tanja writes:

Dear all,

We started BDP Series 1 Voting yesterday.

We are completely blown away by the amazing designs that were submitted during
the intake last month.

375 designs made it through to voting!

Don't miss your chance to support the designs that you like the best.
https://www.bricklink.com/v3/designer-program/main.page

Thank you!
When I started voting on the models yesterday, there were voting buttons right
on each item on the list page, and I could see which ones I'd voted for.
Today, those buttons seem to be gone.
Could we please at least get an icon on each model in the list to show how we
voted? Also, being able to sort the list by "most-liked" or "least-liked"
would be useful in helping to navigate the list.

Thanks again.

-Joel

Author:

CE_Tanja

Posted:

Mar 8, 2023 14:30

Subject:

We are live with BDP Voting

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Author:

manganschlamm

Posted:

Mar 4, 2023 08:24

Subject:

Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia

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In Administrative, Nikonov writes:

It's difficult to believe that you have decided to deactivate russian brickLink
stores after so many years of cobusiness. (((

Only if the average Russians start to be affected by the actions of their president
something may change in the course of current actions.

Author:

maximus9991982

Posted:

Mar 4, 2023 07:59

Subject:

Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia

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Hi, dear BrickLink team! I am from Belarus. I can't make the order. Is it
because the Ukraine war? Belarus people don't support this war and we want
to buy our lovely Lego minifigures. How and when can we buy here?

Author:

morsormail

Posted:

Feb 21, 2023 17:09

Subject:

Re: New Seller Verification changes for the EU

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In Administrative, cs_anastasia writes:

Dear BrickLink members,

Due to legal compliance with DAC-7 rules, we are required to collect additional
information from new business sellers in the European Union starting from the
middle of next week. Refer to Article 8ac of the document to find out if you
have the documentation to qualify as a business seller.

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32021L0514

Please assist with understanding your term 'business seller'.

In the linked document it uses 'individual' and 'Entity' for
the definition of 'Active Seller'. So is the 'business seller'
used here to be understood as only being 'Entity'? Or does it also include
'individual'?

And if it does include the type 'individual', and the member state does
not require a business registration, what will the be required to provide to
bricklink? Is it name, address, place of birth and date of birth?

/ Morten

Author:

Nordleng07

Posted:

Feb 20, 2023 07:47

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Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia

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why are you deleting messages? You don't like them? But where is your freedom
of speech? which you are protecting! which you are fighting for!

Author:

randyf

Posted:

Feb 18, 2023 14:28

Subject:

Re: Reserve your LEGO® account nickname today!

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It is definitely happening, but most likely at a later time than they initially
thought.

Cheers,
Randy

In Administrative, BricksOfFaith writes:

What ever happened to this?? Did they decide not to do it??? I’ve been waiting
stressfully hoping they don’t mess EVERYTHING up….

In Administrative, Admin writes:

Dear BrickLink member,

We’ll be making some changes to the LEGO® Account system in 2023 that’ll make
things a bit easier for you and other BrickLink® members. We’re introducing a
universal LEGO nickname that will work in all online LEGO experiences, including
BrickLink. This means that your username on BrickLink will be the same as your
LEGO Account nickname. That way, you’ll only have to keep track of one nickname,
and it’ll be easier for others to follow you and enjoy your LEGO content.

Right now, we’re giving our BrickLink and LEGO Ideas members a chance to create
and reserve their preferred nickname before we open the service to other LEGO
account holders. If you already have a LEGO Account, we’ll ask you to do a quick
setup on that account by following the link below. All you must do is submit
your BrickLink username as your new LEGO Account nickname. That’s how we’ll make
sure you get the nickname you prefer, on BrickLink, LEGO Ideas and everywhere
else!

If you do not have an account already, follow the link below to create an account
and to select your own nickname.

We understand how important it is to you that other BrickLink members recognize
you on our site, so we encourage you to complete the nickname setup as soon as
you can.

There’s one more thing, though. For trademark and copyright reasons, nicknames
can’t contain words like “LEGO” or “BrickLink” We appreciate all our BrickLink
members, and we understand that changing your nickname isn’t necessarily something
you’d like to do. It’s all part of our work to provide our BrickLink members
with the best possible way to connect with the LEGO brand and each other, and
we hope you’ll feel the benefits of this going forward.

If you find your nickname is rejected for this reason, we encourage you to use
other words related to the LEGO brand like “brick” or “build.” See what fun and
personal combinations you can make!

Anyway, here’s what you need to do:

• Follow this link to log in to your LEGO Account or to create a new LEGO account

https://identity.lego.com/en-US/profile?returnUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bricklink.com%2F&clientid=0fd7ca3b-3a33-48e3-a747-8ec6f09557c1&appContext=false&adultexperience=true&hideheader=true&hideclosebutton=false&hideexternallogin=false&childsignupexperience=

• Click the Edit icon next to your avatar
• Choose your preferred nickname in the field
• Click Submit and wait a few seconds for your nickname to be approved
• That’s it! You’re all set!

Please select your preferred nickname by the 16th of January 2023. If you’re
not able to change it by this time, we’ll give you an auto-generated nickname.

PLEASE CHECK THESE GUIDELINES BEFORE SUBMITTING A NEW NICKNAME

A nickname...

• can be created in the languages available within a LEGO experience, e.g., LEGO.com
or LEGO Life.
• must be between 4-25 characters in length
• can contain both upper- and lower-case letters
• can be a mix of characters and numbers
• can include a maximum of 4 numbers
• can only include the following special signs: ‘.’ and/or ‘-‘and/or ‘_’
• can include spaces, but not two or more consecutive spaces
• can’t contain the LEGO wordmark including any variations that make it look
as if the name indicates an individual representing the LEGO Group
• can’t contain a LEGO franchise that is a trademark owned by the LEGO Group
• can’t contain a name from another intellectual property not owned by the LEGO
Group (example: Star Wars)
• can’t contain an email address or other contact info
• can’t contain references to other social platforms
• must adhere to the standard LEGO moderation guidelines including but not limited
to political or religious topics, drugs and alcohol, weapon references, hate
speech, profanities, violence, or abusive language

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Please visit our Help Center for a list of Freqeuntly Asked Questions

https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=2576

If you would like to recieve information about this type of topic in the future,
you can sign up for Personalized Marketting here

https://www.bricklink.com/pref_contact.asp

Author:

BricksOfFaith

Posted:

Feb 18, 2023 06:53

Subject:

Re: Reserve your LEGO® account nickname today!

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What ever happened to this?? Did they decide not to do it??? I’ve been waiting
stressfully hoping they don’t mess EVERYTHING up….

In Administrative, Admin writes:

Author:

ihave36paws

Posted:

Feb 5, 2023 08:45

Subject:

Re: Seller Terms of Service Update Feb 2, 2023

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I can not figure out how to update my seller terms and I am unable to pay my
Fee's for the month. It says they must be paid by the 15th before I am terminated
but it won't let me pay.

In Administrative, Admin_Russell writes:

Hello everybody,

Yesterday we updated the Seller Terms of Service. Here is a summary of the changes
that were made.

• Opening section - Removed one restrictive phrase

If you do not agree to the revised Seller Terms, then BrickLink is entitled
to terminate these Seller Terms as they apply to you, and disable your
Seller account.

• 1.2.8 - Replaced the term “on hand” with more explicit language

Exact quantity: The quantity of the item that you are listing for sale must
not be greater than the quantity you have physical possession of in the country
in which your BrickLink store is registered. Drop shipping is not permitted.

• 1.2.11 and 1.2.12 - Removed these sections regarding the MOC Shop

MOC Packages. If you offer for sale in your store bricks and build instructions
for a design made available by a Designer (a “MOC Package”), then you must (i)
offer to sell all the bricks that are necessary to build the model represented
by the MOC Package and (ii) deliver or otherwise make available to the Buyers
of the MOC Package the build instructions for the MOC Package.

Designers’ MOCs and Designs. Without written consent of a Designer, or except
as otherwise permitted herein, you may not sell, reproduce or create derivative
works of any Designer's models, images or designs published on the Site,
including at moc.BrickLink.com or within the Studio Gallery portion of the Site.]

• 1.3 - Removed various other mentions of the MOC Shop

• 1.3.11 - New language was added regarding complimentary use of the site

Complimentary use in Select Countries: LEGO BrickLink, Inc. is required to
register with the tax authorities in the countries from which BrickLink collects
Store Fees. For certain countries with few BrickLink sellers, or where the overall
BrickLink sales volume is low, the cost to LEGO BrickLink, Inc. of registering
for tax purposes can exceed the anticipated revenue from Store Fees. In such
cases, BrickLink may not charge Store Fees for sellers in countries where the
cost of registration with local tax authorities would make it economically advantageous
for BrickLink to not charge Store Fees. The list of countries for which BrickLink
will not charge Store Fees is subject to change from time to time as economic
conditions change, at BrickLink's sole discretion. The current list of exempted
countries may be found here.

**************************************

You can easily see the exact differences by opening two tabs for this page:

https://www.bricklink.com/v3/terms_of_service_seller.page

On the dropdown menu in the upper right corner, select July 1, 2021 and for the
other keep it at the default Feb 2, 2023.

None of the changes to the TOS were considered critical enough to require consent
from our sellers. However, communication was sent to various groups of sellers
who may be affected by these changes.

Thank you,

The BrickLink Team

Author:

wildchicken13

Posted:

Feb 4, 2023 21:28

Subject:

Re: Seller Terms of Service Update Feb 2, 2023

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In Administrative, BricksOfFaith writes:

Why exactly did we get rid of the Moc shop? The concept seemed cool…

I don't remember exactly when MOC Shop was retired, but it was sometime around
1-2 years ago.

I was fairly active on MOC Shop, both as a designer and as a seller for other
people's MOCs. However, I found the amount of effort required to produce
kits to be too much for the amount of money involved, and not many buyers were
willing to pay the full price. I ended up selling many kits at a loss.

In retrospect, it was not very well thought out. Why pay someone else to do something
you enjoy?

That being said, some MOCs did sell well, such as the Nintendo Entertainment
System. Funny enough, the LEGO Group released their own version just a few years
later!

71374-1 (Inv) Nintendo Entertainment System
2645 Parts, 1 Minifigure, 2020
Sets: Super Mario

Not sure if it can fit a Raspberry Pi, though.

My personal favorite was the pegasus, I even kept a copy just for myself. It
was also my best selling MOC. The instructions are for sale on Rebrickable:
https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-74921/Amida_Na/pegasus/#details

Now, I just sell instructions for my own MOCs, since buyers can easily upload
the parts list to BrickLink and order the parts on their own. Buyer does all
the hard work, much easier for me…

Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

Feb 4, 2023 15:09

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Re: Seller Terms of Service Update Feb 2, 2023

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In Administrative, BricksOfFaith writes:

Why exactly did we get rid of the Moc shop? The concept seemed cool…

It didn’t work out. Nobody used it. No demand, no offer; no offer, no demand.

Author:

1001bricks

Posted:

Feb 4, 2023 15:08

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Re: Seller Terms of Service Update Feb 2, 2023

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In Administrative, BricksOfFaith writes:

Why exactly did we get rid of the Moc shop?

Much work, zero profit.

Author:

BricksOfFaith

Posted:

Feb 4, 2023 14:52

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Re: Seller Terms of Service Update Feb 2, 2023

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Why exactly did we get rid of the Moc shop? The concept seemed cool…

Author:

yorbrick

Posted:

Feb 3, 2023 18:00

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Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia

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PayPal works in Belarus even with local credit cards from banks that are not
under sanctions, so no problem with payment. I think the real reason is that
Lego left our market, so Bricklink left it as a part of Lego group.

I thought paypal had stopped operating in Belarus as Western governments have
applied the same financial sanctions on Belarus as Russia. And yes, LEGO pulled
out of both countries, as have many other Western based international companies.

Author:

Admin_Russell

Posted:

Feb 3, 2023 15:56

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Seller Terms of Service Update Feb 2, 2023

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axaday

Posted:

Feb 3, 2023 09:48

Subject:

Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia

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In Administrative, TaGsAlex writes:

good afternoon, what is happening in Ukraine is certainly terrible, and we all
hope for a speedy solution to the world, but how are Belarusians to blame in
this situation? why should they be deprived of the opportunity to buy a children's
designer?

The Belarusian foreign minister confirmed last week that Belarus is doing joint
exercises with Russian troops building up in Belarus. Russia is freely using
Belarusian air space for missile and drone attacks on Ukraine. I don't think
YOU or any of your friends are to blame, but your government is entirely allied
with Russia in this.

Author:

yorbrick

Posted:

Feb 3, 2023 09:20

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Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia

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In Administrative, TaGsAlex writes:

Because the many western countries have imposed financial and trade sanctions
against Belarus because of your government's support for Russia and their
invasion of Ukraine. Importantly, PayPal have stopped operating in Russia and
Belarus because of the financial sanctions, so there are no payment options to
pay fees.

Author:

TaGsAlex

Posted:

Feb 3, 2023 09:04

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Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia

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Author:

Nubs_Select

Posted:

Jan 24, 2023 15:14

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Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia

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In Administrative, yorbrick writes:

In Administrative, Nubs_Select writes:

In Administrative, SylvainLS writes:

In Administrative, Nubs_Select writes:

In Administrative, jay5836 writes:

а если русский магазин?

pretty sure Russians can still buy from russian stores

The Russian stores don’t have any way to pay their fees to BrickLink.

oh ok i was confused since they still show up in feeds of items for sale such
as this one
https://store.bricklink.com/TemKo?sID=1133887&itemID=322210214#/shop

No feedback since June 2022 suggests they can't sell.

ya its still weird how they still show up in the price guide and you think you
can buy from them but then cant

Author:

yorbrick

Posted:

Jan 24, 2023 14:52

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Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia

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In Administrative, Nubs_Select writes:

In Administrative, SylvainLS writes:

In Administrative, Nubs_Select writes:

In Administrative, jay5836 writes:

а если русский магазин?

pretty sure Russians can still buy from russian stores

The Russian stores don’t have any way to pay their fees to BrickLink.

oh ok i was confused since they still show up in feeds of items for sale such
as this one
https://store.bricklink.com/TemKo?sID=1133887&itemID=322210214#/shop

No feedback since June 2022 suggests they can't sell.

Author:

Nubs_Select

Posted:

Jan 24, 2023 14:49

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Re: Important update reg. Ukraine and Russia

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